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Time: Another day and there's another study that undermines the case for biofuels as an eco-friendly source of energy. This time it's the booming palm oil plantations of Southeast Asia, which yield the raw ingredients for biodiesel, used most often in Europe. Activists have been warning for some time that the growth of palm oil is leading to deforestation in Southeast Asia, where forested land has often been cleared to build palm plantations. Malaysia and Indonesia produce 87% of the world's palm oil,......
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A New Study Shows That Palm Oil Plantations For Biofuels Leads to Deforestation
Posted by Washington Post: Juliet Eilperin on March 9th, 2011
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